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Show B. II. Roberts comes in for a large j thare of attention. Me is charged j with being "vain" and "traitorous." j "In his own conceit he has imagined . bis judgment superior to the judgment j of the people.'' When we read the above quotations we could not help thinking that the gaze of the writer of them must haye been attracted by a looking trlat-s. Who dots not 'imagine his own judgment to be s;er:or?" When a subject is up for discussion men oj thought and courage express their views, adopt every honorable means to convince con-vince others to their wav of tuinking, rifck a great deal of adverse criticism by advocating their views, but when the question is decided then they work as vigorously f or the accomplishment of the common object, whether their With B. H. Roberta the supremacy of democracy is the eud, the extent of ihe suffrage is the means, when the means was being discussed he thought it was then unwiee to extend the privilege of suffrage. His party and the slight maj rity of tha convention thought otherwise, and with a courage greater than was necessary to advocate his views he at once gracefully yielded his personal preferences, and acted in all inatteis in full, free hearty co operation oper-ation with his associates in executing the common object. ' Because he has the courage of his convictions, and dare express them, and shen a majority do not approve of his views, he is still the same earnest ardent worker for the common object, because his compeers know exactly j where to find him on every question, because he is a3 tn:e to his party in defeat as in ylctory, and because the democracy see in him so many of the sterling qualities of a true mK,and because be-cause of his eminent ability the democracy demo-cracy are proud that such a name graces our ticket. |